Portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
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From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
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From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
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Portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester is an unspecified by Andries Vermeulen, held at Leiden University Libraries.
This painting shows Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in a formal portrait. He's dressed in fancy clothes and has a serious expression. You can see a pantomime mask over his image, which is unusual. The mask and the French poem under the image make this portrait interesting. It suggests the artist wanted to add extra layers of meaning. To learn more about the artistic style used in this portrait, look up the technique of sfumato.
Andries Vermeulen (1763–1814) was a Dutch painter. Vermeulen was born in Dordrecht. He was taught by his father, Cornelis Vermeulen. He was primarily a landscape painter. He worked for some time in Amsterdam, where he…
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